Friday, December 4, 2009

RJA #13a: Field Research Report

I conducted a survey that I sent out to a couple hundred of my friends over facebook and classmates. I wanted to test their basic knowledge of the Electoral College.

1. Could you explain the Electoral College to someone else?
39% Yes
61% No

Does the Electoral College have a physical location?
8% Yes
92% No

How many total votes are included in the Electoral College?
41% said 538
25% said 500
25% said 435
8% said 400

How many votes does a candidate have to be secured for him to win?
41% said 270
30% said 251
19% said 218
10% said 201

How is the number of votes a state has determined?
5% said the size of state
77% said the population
20% said the number of senators

Is it possible to win the electoral vote but lose the popular vote?
92% said yes
6% said no
2% said they are the same

Is it possible to win the Presidency but loose the popular vote?
88% said yes
12% said no

49% of respondents were male and 51% were female

71% of the respondents were under the age of 25; 25% between 26 and 50; 4% were above fifty.

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